The official Bushwick Open Studios Launch Party is a one-night celebration comprised entirely of local talent, showcasing music by Brooklyn favorites, EULA, AIR WAVES, LODRO, and DARLINGS. DJ Mr. Ad Hoc will spin in between sets. Open bar compliments of Brooklyn Brewery; photo-booth with live digital feed courtesy of The Bosco.

WOOT! Just like the poster says, folks—bands, food, dancing, stuff for the kids, crafts, stuff for sale, and, of course, art! And it’s FREE! This festival supports the Crest Hardware Art Show, and it’s always jam-packed with fun people and fun everything!

Come out to support and witness the local community activist group WIP, along with The Illuminator art collective, who are holding an outdoor event Thursday, May 30, to bring attention to their plan to offer a buy-out of Domino Sugar site.

As of this writing, the joint effort of Citi and tech superstar Emperor Penguin Michael Bloomberg has a slick blue website which does not have a working map. You can, however, try to download the app, or just come here and grab the map.

The privately funded Citi Bike bike-share program will launch with 6,000 bikes at 330 docking stations in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Officials hope to expand to 10,000 bikes and 600 docking stations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

There are lots of things that you may grow on a balcony, you just have to consider what your goals are. You can grow everything from flowers and herbs to vegetables and fruits. Throughout the ages, container gardening has been extremely popular…

“Looking for a way to help respond to the tornados in OKC? Along with holding all the folks there in prayer, I’m making a donation to the Cimarron Alliance Foundation, which operates the LGBT center in OKC.” -Ann Kansfield, Greenpoint Reformed Church

Good news! The rain date is calling for gorgeous weather. Go Green brings the entire community together to celebrate and build a sustainable environment for a clean future! The event features art projects, science exhibits, educational displays, enviro-friendly merchandize, health & wellness tips, kids’ activities, live music & performance, and much more.

“Graffiti writers and bombers succeeded at democratizing our ideas about who gets to make art. Once that genie was out of the bottle, the next generation took it as their birthright to bring all the art out onto the streets, not just aerosol.”

There are 410 ambulances stationed strategically throughout NYC, nine in Greenpoint and Williamsburg that can reach you in about six minutes. Although an accident might knock your body for a loop, you have more control over your fate than you think.